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TopicUS presidential elections

Topic: US presidential elections

Flawed strategy, fading poll prospects — Why Kamala Harris ended her bid for US presidency

Kamala Harris launched her campaign in January this year and her popularity peaked in June when she took on leading Democratic candidate Joe Biden in a TV debate.

Kamala Harris’s withdrawal from US presidential race shows that winnowing works

The end of Kamala Harris’s campaign shows that the pressure to end losing campaigns is, if anything, stronger than ever.

Indian-origin senator Kamala Harris drops out of 2020 US presidential race

Kamala Harris was among the first major Democratic Party leaders to announce her presidential run last January, which was attended by a crowd of over 20,000 supporters.

Who is Michael Bloomberg? 77-yr-old billionaire who just entered 2020 US presidential race

NYC ex-mayor Michael Bloomberg has positioned his campaign against Donald Trump, but faces accusation by Democrat candidates of ‘buying the presidency’.

How did the wealth tax become a central election issue in the US?

Presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have proposed ambitious plans to tax the super rich to tackle rising income inequality.

Iran-linked group govt tried to hack emails of a US presidential campaign, says Microsoft

Microsoft’s announcement comes amid concerns that the 2020 US election faces the same dangers as the Russian hacking and social-media effort in 2016.

8 reasons why impeaching Donald Trump is a big risk for the Democrats

Taking down a sitting president is the equivalent of the nuclear option in American politics.

In 2016, Trump looked to Russia. For 2020, it’s Ukraine

Trump seems more interested in relitigating 2016, as his latest press meet shows. Trump had gone on a rant about how he was looking into the origins of the Russian collusion investigation.

Top Democratic challengers who will take on Donald Trump in 2020 and where they stand now

Among the contenders is Indian-American Kamala Harris. 6 women — a record number — and a few non-white candidates are in race for White House this time.

Why India needs to watch Kamala Harris as she races ahead for US presidential candidacy

Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris rose to second place in the US Democratic presidential candidacy race last week.

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Wealth creators in India have been the favourite whipping boys. Ambani-Adani are the new ones

It used to be Tatas and Birlas in the loose political rhetoric of the 1970s and the 1980s. Today, it is Adani and Ambani in the heated Lok Sabha election campaign.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahinis continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.